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lawmakers are digging in for a long fight as president obama and congressional democrats accuse republicans of protect go the wealthy. while they refuse to bend on tax hikes and blast the president. >> it unfortunately appears that republicans in congress instead of compromising, instead of asking anything of the wealthiest of americans, they would rather let these cuts fall squarely on the middle-class. >> house republicans have passed to bills to we place the at the questions terrify. the question is, why won't he work with us? the answer is because he wants higher taxes. >> kelly: molly henneberg has the latest details on this. the blame seems to go to both sides. what else is being done? >> reporter: no sign that a compromise is in the works to avoid the $85 billion in federal spending cuts set to kick in on friday, march 1st. barring a budget deal between the white house and congress. the president insists any last minute deal has to include more tax hikes as well as spending cuts and the white house is chiding republicans for not going along with that. >> i'm not seeing much interest
lawmakers are digging in for a long fight as president obama and congressional democrats accuse republicans of protect go the wealthy. while they refuse to bend on tax hikes and blast the president. >> it unfortunately appears that republicans in congress instead of compromising, instead of asking anything of the wealthiest of americans, they would rather let these cuts fall squarely on the middle-class. >> house republicans have passed to bills to we place the at the questions...
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what would you say to president obama? >> be friendly with iran. >> reporter: from the father waiting to pick up his son a different view. all of these young boys want iran to be friends with america one day, does that surprise you? >> no, it doesn't. >> reporter: you don't? do you think it's a generational difference. >> yes, yes. >> reporter: which is likely why it was only the children who asked for pictures as we left. abc is blocked on the internet here. thank you, guys. thank you. have a good night. we traveled the world, no surprise it's often the children with the most optimistic view. early next week, there are will be six nations at one table and the children here that we met waiting to see if there will be any chance for a different future for them. >> david muir with more extraordinary reporting out of iran tonight. >>> now back to home after that aftermath in the massive storm in the midwest. kansas is digging out tonight. too much for this roof in kansas city to handle. in gladstone, missouri, the roof of thi
what would you say to president obama? >> be friendly with iran. >> reporter: from the father waiting to pick up his son a different view. all of these young boys want iran to be friends with america one day, does that surprise you? >> no, it doesn't. >> reporter: you don't? do you think it's a generational difference. >> yes, yes. >> reporter: which is likely why it was only the children who asked for pictures as we left. abc is blocked on the internet here....
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to launch a preemptive strike but so far the obama administration has pushed back primarily relying on tough sanctions which have hurt the iranian economy, but not the nuclear ambition. this comes as tehran has announced it's discovered a new large uranium deposit that would help the nuclear program. if it is true and tough to prove or to believe exactly what tehran says, it would triple the size of iran's known nuclear uranium deposits. diplomats are trying to work on controlling their nuclear program. they are supposed to meet with iranian leaders, diplomats from the united states, france and germany but no one has optimism that anything is going to change between tehran and the rest of the world because neither side is offering anything new. >> heather: thank you coner. >> kelly: three weekends in a row now. northeast is getting slammed with wintery weather. forecasters predicting a foot of snow in some areas. maria molina is live in the weather center, and punxsutawney phil said we would only have six weeks left but it's coming with a fury. >> he is only right about 30% of the time
to launch a preemptive strike but so far the obama administration has pushed back primarily relying on tough sanctions which have hurt the iranian economy, but not the nuclear ambition. this comes as tehran has announced it's discovered a new large uranium deposit that would help the nuclear program. if it is true and tough to prove or to believe exactly what tehran says, it would triple the size of iran's known nuclear uranium deposits. diplomats are trying to work on controlling their nuclear...
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. >>> number two now, the obama administration is urging the supreme court to strike down a federal law that denies benefits to married same sex couples. the defense of marriage act or doma describes marriage only between a man or woman. in a brief timed, doma treats gay and lesbian couples unequally violating the constitution. the court will hear argument next month. >>> last week, revealed a nuclear waste tank at a washington facility was leaking. now the governor says six tanks at the hanford nuclear site are leaking toxic sludge. he says there's no immediate health risk to the public but calls the leak disturbing. the facility is considered to be the nation's most contaminated nuclear site. >>> number four now. the pentagon grounded the entire fleet of f-35 fighter jets because a crack was found in the engine of one of the planes dungbillion, the f-35 program is the most expensive weapon system in military history. number five, police are on an intense manhunt foreign the occupants of a range rover involved in a las vegas shooting. shots fired from that car killed the driver of a ma
. >>> number two now, the obama administration is urging the supreme court to strike down a federal law that denies benefits to married same sex couples. the defense of marriage act or doma describes marriage only between a man or woman. in a brief timed, doma treats gay and lesbian couples unequally violating the constitution. the court will hear argument next month. >>> last week, revealed a nuclear waste tank at a washington facility was leaking. now the governor says six...
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speaking yesterday on fox news, republican senator rand paul accused president obama of using, quote, mystery ontics to make his case. >> the sequester is a slow down in the rate of growth of government. it's the least we can do. our country is drowning in a sea of debt borrowing $50,000 a second. we have to slow down spending and for the president to use this mystery ontics is really beneath the office of the presidency. >> arthel: let's bring in a form campaign aide and white house aide to president george w. bush and bernard whitman, former pollman to president clinton and author of "52 reasons to vote for obama." good to see both of you. dede, i want to ask you if you feel that the president is highlighting the human factor of these forced spending cuts by having the first responders behind him at that press conference or do you find rand paul's comments with total -- valid? >> i kind of think it's more like it's oscar weekend and you've got or goh and "lincoln" and then the show by president obama. lining everyone up, it really is just show and for effect. >> arthel: isn't that w
speaking yesterday on fox news, republican senator rand paul accused president obama of using, quote, mystery ontics to make his case. >> the sequester is a slow down in the rate of growth of government. it's the least we can do. our country is drowning in a sea of debt borrowing $50,000 a second. we have to slow down spending and for the president to use this mystery ontics is really beneath the office of the presidency. >> arthel: let's bring in a form campaign aide and white...
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that doesn't matter at this point because president obama delayed submitting a new budget proposal to congress this month by blaming the fiscal cliff battle in december for putting his team behind schedule. that means congress has to choose to vote to extend another continuing resolution before march 27th or we face a government shutdown. last week i talked to senator johnny isakson, a republican from georgia, on this show. he said a republican shutdown would be a bad idea. >> making sure social security checks are delivered is important. but it's a better idea to run the country the way it's supposed to be done. if you have to change the tax code, do it but in the context of the macro sense not the micro. >> can't agree more. david gergen, cnn senior political analyst and professor of public service and director of the center of public leadership at the harvard kennedy school and ron brownstein, executive director at the "national journal" magazine in washington. good to see you. ron, republicans could push president obama to push further spending cuts by threatening to shut down the
that doesn't matter at this point because president obama delayed submitting a new budget proposal to congress this month by blaming the fiscal cliff battle in december for putting his team behind schedule. that means congress has to choose to vote to extend another continuing resolution before march 27th or we face a government shutdown. last week i talked to senator johnny isakson, a republican from georgia, on this show. he said a republican shutdown would be a bad idea. >> making sure...
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. >>> president obama is pressuring congress to get to wo work. he wants a deal on those forced spending cuts that go into effect march 1st if no deal gets done. that means a cut of $85 billion this year. we've been telling you what those cuts mean to you. athena jones tells us what that means to you on early education. >> reporter: dropping her grandson off at an early head start center in virginia. give me a kiss. love you. >> they're all different sizes. >> reporter: she says the preschool program for low-income families is vital to his success. >> when they do get into kindergarten, they know their a, b, cs, they know how to count. my 7-year-old, she started off in early head start at 3. very smart, honor roll student and it came from early head start. >> reporter: ward supports three children by cleaning hotel rooms so she relies on head start for child care. her 3-year-old niece is on the wait list for head start but she could become up to 70,000 kids the administration says will be shut out of the program if forced spending cuts go into eff
. >>> president obama is pressuring congress to get to wo work. he wants a deal on those forced spending cuts that go into effect march 1st if no deal gets done. that means a cut of $85 billion this year. we've been telling you what those cuts mean to you. athena jones tells us what that means to you on early education. >> reporter: dropping her grandson off at an early head start center in virginia. give me a kiss. love you. >> they're all different sizes. >>...
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last year, the supreme court ruled in favor of obama care. governor scott said this in the provision of the law that would expand medicaid. >> it doesn't make any sense to do this expansion. >> then the presidential candidate, who opposed obama care lost the election bad. and two days later, the person who had the most control over congressional opposition to obama care said this. >> it is pretty clear the president was reelected, the obama care is the law of the land. >> and this week, rick scott was sounding an awful lot like speaker boehner. >> but regardless of what i believe or anyone else, a supreme court decision and the election last november made the president's health care mandates, the law of the land. we will support a three-year expansion of our medicaid program. as long as the federal government meets their commitment to pay 100% of the cost during that time. >> rick scott, to become the 7th republican governor to accept barack obama's medicaid expansion, along wijohn kasich d arizona's governor, jan brewer, last night, a leadin
last year, the supreme court ruled in favor of obama care. governor scott said this in the provision of the law that would expand medicaid. >> it doesn't make any sense to do this expansion. >> then the presidential candidate, who opposed obama care lost the election bad. and two days later, the person who had the most control over congressional opposition to obama care said this. >> it is pretty clear the president was reelected, the obama care is the law of the land....
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what you see here from the obama administration, is that good news? does that change anything, in your view? >> well, there are a couple of things that came out of this, when you respond to the incidents we have witnessed, you realize there are technical positions we have to pursue. but there is never going to be to holy grail where we have the whole field covered. so you need diplomatic things, as well. the tolerance in the private sector is shrinking, people are sick and frustrated with how much ip we've lost with the chinese hackers. so we thought with the timing, let's get the report out, up the ante, and a diplomacy on the side of things. one thing they said, we would increase the diplomatic engagement, that is ultimately good. without diplomacy, technology wouldn't solve this problem. >> and you heard from the administration. >> certainly good news. >> good luck, not getting hacked. >> thank you. >> not getting hacked. that is true. >>> and just ahead, a special report. >>> i'm brian todd in baltimore, there are shocking new allegations against
what you see here from the obama administration, is that good news? does that change anything, in your view? >> well, there are a couple of things that came out of this, when you respond to the incidents we have witnessed, you realize there are technical positions we have to pursue. but there is never going to be to holy grail where we have the whole field covered. so you need diplomatic things, as well. the tolerance in the private sector is shrinking, people are sick and frustrated with...
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they are planning to votes to repeal obama care and parts of obama care later this year. the governors have a more real problem that they are facing right now. >> and speaking of shifting to the middle, on friday, the obama administration filed a brief calling for the supreme court to strike down the -- do you think that same sex marriage something -- is something that we will see republicans supporting? >> we have seen a lot of softening as being opposed to same sex marriage. with don't ask don't tell in 2010, there were eight republicans that voted for the repeal of that. we have seen a cultural shift and i think that republicans will be swept along by this tide where most people back same sex marriage. it's difficult for republicans to on the one hand argue for limited government. government get off milan sort of politics. but, at the same time, say that government should legislate who should be allowed to get mary. . >> former utah governor john huntsman who ran for president last year wrote, conservatives should start to lead again and push states to join the nine ot
they are planning to votes to repeal obama care and parts of obama care later this year. the governors have a more real problem that they are facing right now. >> and speaking of shifting to the middle, on friday, the obama administration filed a brief calling for the supreme court to strike down the -- do you think that same sex marriage something -- is something that we will see republicans supporting? >> we have seen a lot of softening as being opposed to same sex marriage. with...
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the anniversary of the boycott last month president obama tweeted a picture of himself on the rose of parks bus in the classic rosa parks close. next week the post office will issue a stamp. she is as one of my colleagues put it the american version of a national saint but her legacy asks much more of us that a stamp raise statue and if we are going to claim her legacy as president obama did last month then we must realize what it asks of us? rosa parks's courage was the ability to make an independent stance even though she and others had done it before and nothing had changed and even when she well understood the harm that might be called her and to make those stands over and over throughout the course of her life. even when the civil-rights movement gained 7 victories she did not arrest but continued on, joining with old and new comrades to press the struggle for red not worried what others would think of those alliancess. honoring her legacy means summoning a similar courage. it requires acknowledging america is not opposed racial society and racial and social injustice is deep and
the anniversary of the boycott last month president obama tweeted a picture of himself on the rose of parks bus in the classic rosa parks close. next week the post office will issue a stamp. she is as one of my colleagues put it the american version of a national saint but her legacy asks much more of us that a stamp raise statue and if we are going to claim her legacy as president obama did last month then we must realize what it asks of us? rosa parks's courage was the ability to make an...
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this is all obama's idea. they want the get as far away from any responsibility for the sequester as they can. you know, i think kind of depends on how much they have drunk their own kool aid. and that's a battle that you see within the republican party. the people who are true believers in the tea party ideology, maybe people like john boehner who are willing to humor it, but at the end of the day know that a lot of these policies if enacted will be catastrophic and that the republicans will be blamed for them. >> what do you think, john? are they just going to go with these -- this sequester, hit the deadline, let it start to peel on the economy a little bit and continue to blame the president? do they think they can turn the numbers in their favor with this strategy? >> from what i hear, talking to republicans and democrats, there is a view within the mainstream of the republican party. not the rand paul fringe, but the mainstream that they should let the sequester go forward on the theory that they need to
this is all obama's idea. they want the get as far away from any responsibility for the sequester as they can. you know, i think kind of depends on how much they have drunk their own kool aid. and that's a battle that you see within the republican party. the people who are true believers in the tea party ideology, maybe people like john boehner who are willing to humor it, but at the end of the day know that a lot of these policies if enacted will be catastrophic and that the republicans will...
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the obama administration is warning that the sequester could be devastating. >> flights to major cities like new york, chicago, san francisco and others could experience delays up to 90 minutes during peak hours. >> reporter: a high stake degrees bait with $85 billion of cuts on the line. >> i think it is posturing on both sides. >> reporter: transportation officials are saying that it could stop air-traffic controllers. in maryland the towers at five regional and national airports could close. >> these controllers provide an important function in the congested and busy airspace. >> is also possibility that tsa screeners could be furloughed. if it happens there could be lengthy delays at security checkpoints. passengers here at bwi is saying any delays greater than what they experience would be a big headache. >> someone who travels for business it is a concern. i'm in the airport two to three time as week. the last thing i need is to spread extra time. >> now if the spending cuts do go into affect. the five airports in maryland will close on april 1st. kai jackson, back to you. >> than
the obama administration is warning that the sequester could be devastating. >> flights to major cities like new york, chicago, san francisco and others could experience delays up to 90 minutes during peak hours. >> reporter: a high stake degrees bait with $85 billion of cuts on the line. >> i think it is posturing on both sides. >> reporter: transportation officials are saying that it could stop air-traffic controllers. in maryland the towers at five regional and...
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president obama said the two are united in their determination for strong action. >>> president obama is scheduled to meet with arizona senator john mccain tuesday about immigration reform. mccain made that announcement after meeting with the mexican president. the senator is one of eight u.s. senators working on a bipartisan bill and he says there are still areas of significant disagreement with the president, but he is optimistic legislation can be passed that will include a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants. >>> the obama administration is also asking the supreme court to declare the defense of mayor jack unconstitutional. the government argue the law denies federal benefits to tens of thousands of same-sex couples married under state law. the supreme court is scheduled to hear the defense of marriage case next month. >>> the annual meeting of governors, implementing healthcare reform is on the agenda. brown is also on the natural resources committee, which will meet tomorrow to talk about extreme weather events in the united states. on monday, the governors plan to meet w
president obama said the two are united in their determination for strong action. >>> president obama is scheduled to meet with arizona senator john mccain tuesday about immigration reform. mccain made that announcement after meeting with the mexican president. the senator is one of eight u.s. senators working on a bipartisan bill and he says there are still areas of significant disagreement with the president, but he is optimistic legislation can be passed that will include a path to...
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obama with 89% or something. we know where we need to go. we know there arfundamental issues that we have to fix. people think those guys can fix them, but these guys will help me. the second s of things i would say, we did very well in elections in the house. the chamber did. the state attorney general -- we got clobbered in the senate. there are two sets of issues. we got some of the wrong candidates and some are financed to get in by the democrats. great story. fundamenlly, what republicans did wrong -- by the way, the chamber is not all about republicans. we would like to support democrats. gone away.has no i talked to a lot of peopl. they are great, but i walked and talked to people about how to sell ideas. they said, tell me what romney said about why i want to be resident and what i'm going to do to help you. you have got to think about it. he was on the defensive from the get-go. he was in a dozen of mickey mouse debates on the social issues. it is a serious issue where we did not get to say, look people, this is what i will do. we w
obama with 89% or something. we know where we need to go. we know there arfundamental issues that we have to fix. people think those guys can fix them, but these guys will help me. the second s of things i would say, we did very well in elections in the house. the chamber did. the state attorney general -- we got clobbered in the senate. there are two sets of issues. we got some of the wrong candidates and some are financed to get in by the democrats. great story. fundamenlly, what republicans...